From 1 July 2019, the high income threshold will increase to $148,700. Read the article below to discover what impact this has on an employee’s access to unfair dismissal remedy in the Fair Work Commission

Employees are one of the most valuable assets of any business. The aim of this seminar is to provide insight into the legal framework and how to manage employees effectively to reduce the risk of adverse legal proceedings by the employee against the employer.

The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) requires the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) Expert Panel for annual wage reviews (Panel) to conduct and complete a review of the national minimum wage (NMW) and minimum wages in modern awards in each financial year. For the financial year 2019/202, the national minimum wage has been increased by 3%.

Israel Folau will argue his termination was unlawful discriminatory relating to his religious practise. In this article Paul Horvath examines the legal considerations of Section 772 of the Fair Work Act

Israel Folau, arguably Australia’s best rugby union player, has today elected to proceed to a Code of Conduct hearing in relation to alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct applying to him as a professional rugby union player for Australia following social media posts of his which included a statement that homosexual people will go to hell. The Code of Conduct hearing will be a closed hearing, with a date to be set shortly. Folau risks the termination of his Rugby Australia playing contract in ...

The #MeToo movement has brought sexual harassment in the workplace into the spotlight. It is no longer acceptable for workplaces to ignore, or fail to adequately address concerns or complaints regarding sexual harassment. The latest Paul Horvath Solicitor newsletter provides insight for employers as to the context of sexual harassment in the workplace and what they can do to prevent this from happening.

Employees who have been bullied at work can apply to the Fair Work Commission for a stop bullying at work order. It is important for employers to have a workplace policy and procedure in place to effectively manage any allegations or claims of bullying. This will enable employers to address concerns as they arise and avoid potentially costly and timely anti-bulling proceedings that may be commenced by an employee in Fair Work Commission. This article explores the anti-bullying orders that the Fa...